Two businesses on Detroit’s west side are out some money after a thief stole their decorative storefront flowers — and both owners say the loss goes beyond the price tag.
Watch Jeffrey Lindblom’s video report:
Flower thefts on Detroit’s west side leave 2 businesses reeling
Surveillance video captured a passerby shoving plastic storefront flowers from What’s the Dill Stuffed Pickle Sandwich Shop, located off West McNichols, into a sack on Sunday evening.
Flowers stolen outside of What’s the Dill
Owner Leona Milton said her business has been on the block for 5 years, weathering burglaries along the way. The shop had only just reopened after a fire forced a 2-month closure in the middle of March, and the theft happened just a week after they reopened their doors. She said it wasn’t the first time flowers had been taken.
“Every time we try to put something in the community to try to make it look better, they come and snatch it up,” Milton said.
Milton estimates the stolen flowers represent a $3,000 loss.
“Expensive plastic flowers. Way more expensive than real flowers,” Milton said…